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W. R. PBARN. NON-REPILLABLE BOTTLE.

No. 580,264. PatntedAp1n6, 1897.

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WILLIAM R. FEARN, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 580,264, dated April 6,1897.

Application filed August 21, 1896. Serial No. 608,532. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM R. FEARN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-RefillableBottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in bottles, and hasfor its object to provide such a device that while it may be filled onceand its contents poured therefrom, as desired, yet it cannot again befilled without destroying the bottle itself, or some portion thereof, soas to render it useless.

It is a well-known fact that the goods of certain manufacturers areimitated by the refilling of the bottles in which said goods originallycame, and the public is thus deceived in the purchase of an inferiorarticle, as well as the manufacturer defrauded of his just returns; butby the use of my improvement this will be impossible, since when thebottle is once filled and sealed it cannot again be filled, after itscontents have been with drawn, without destroying the bottle.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of the upperportion of a bottle having myimprovement applied thereto; Fig. 2, adetailed perspective of one member of the keeper, and Fig. 3 a similarview of the other member thereof.

In the drawings, A represents the neck of a bottle, which is so formedinteriorly as to provide a valve-seat B, and O is a valve preferablyhemispherical in shape,the convex portion thereof adapted to fit theseat B. Formed with this valve is a pendant D, which when the valve isin its proper relative position to its seat hangs vertically within thebottle, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and I prefer to enlarge this pendantat its lower end, so as to form a compound-curved or other-contouredshoulder E, which when coming in contact with the sides of the bottle,when the latter is tipped for pouring out its contents, as shown indotted lines in Fig. 1, will tend to slide inward, thus drawing thevalve against its seat. The object of this is to hold the valve tightlyagainst its seat should an attempt be made to refill the bottle byturning it upon its side and immersing it in a body of liquid.

As the valve is hemispherical upon its under side, it will be seen thatthe swinging of the pendant will only cause said valve to move upon theimaginary axis of the sphere 'of which it forms a part, withoutafieoting 'its bearing upon the seat.

In order that the valve may not be tampered with after the bottle hasonce been filled, a keeper F is provided, which is composed of aguard-disk G, having serrations H formed upon its periphery, and theseserrations are bent upward at an angle so as to snuglyfit within themouth of the bottle, and a disk I, having formed therewith strips J,which latter are so bent as to produce anglesprings. The disks G and Iare riveted together at K to form the completed keeper, which latter issecured in place by forcing it into the mouth of the bottle, whichoperation will contract the strips J until the latter register with theannular groove L, formed just above the valve-seat, when they willspring outward and engage with said groove, as clearly shown in Fig. 1,thus effectually sealing the bottle against access to the valve. Thisarrangement permits the use of the ordin ary cork for closing the mouthof the bottle, and yet when it is desired to draw a portion of thecontents of the bottle this may be accomplished by tipping the bottle inthe usual manner, when the liquid will force the valve outward and passin acircuitous route around said valve and the keeper through the spacesbetween the serrations H. In practice the keeper is preferably made ofhardened steel, so as to render its destruction impossible withoutinjuring the bottle, and this will prevent tampering with the valve. Oneof the uses of the pendant is to increase the force with which the valveis held upon its seat and prevent its upward movement by jostling thebottle, especially after the bottle has been submerged in liquid, whichwould tend to decrease the seating force of the valve.

I contemplate making the valve and its pendant of glass, but do not wishto limit myself to this particular material, as any suitable materialmay be used therefor.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis- 1. In combination with a bottle having a valve arranged in the neckthereof, a keeper consisting of two disks secured together, one

of said disks having springs to engage a groove formed in the neck ofsaid bottle and the other having serrations around the edge to fit inthe mouth of the neck, substantially as described.

2. A keeper for bottle-valves consisting of two disks, strips projectingfrom the lower disk to engage a groove in the neck of the bottle, andupwardly-projecting serrations formed around the edge of the upper diskand fitting in the mouth of the neck above the groove, as and for thepurpose described.

3. A bottle having a valve arranged in the neck thereof, a keeperconsisting of two disks secured together at their centers, stripsprostrips being bent downward and then upward to form angle-springs,said springs being adapted to engage an annular groove formed in theneck of the bottle serrations formed around the edge of the upper disk,

said serrations being bent upwardly at an S. S. WrnnI soN, MARK BUFORD.

